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I considered that, but I can't think of any plausible reason for prominent overlap in viewership of JP's moderate political content and extreme RW content. Mayb

I considered that, but I can't think of any plausible reason for prominent overlap in viewership of JP's moderate political content and extreme RW content. Maybe Peterson appeals to people who previously thought the only moderate option was quiet deference to progressives? Would be really interesting if this were the case--it might imply that Peterson has a strong moderating effect on RWers and/or that people are being taught a false dichotomy between extreme left and right.

rifung 8y ago
> I considered that, but I can't think of any plausible reason for prominent overlap in viewership of JP's moderate political content and extreme RW content From my understanding, JP is actually pretty connected with conservative/right wing politics. Not so much that he is necessarily right wing himself, I wouldn't know, but that he has a large right wing following. I think they like him for his opposition to political correctness/gender pronouns. His philosophy on masculinity also really appeals to conservatives rebelling against feminism. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peterson#Academia_and_political_correctness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peterson#Academia_and_p... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peterson#Gender_relations_and_masculinity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peterson#Gender_relatio...
nl 8y ago
It's a recommendation engine. People who like JP also like X. And almost anyone who likes any alt-right video also likes JP, because he provides a veil of respectability for anti-feminist, anti-multicultural views.